UF Professor Earns National Award for Innovative Research
Nian Wang, a professor at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been recognized by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) at its 2020 annual meeting. Wang received the Ruth Allen Award, which honors people who have made an outstanding, innovative research contribution that has changed or has the potential to change, […]
UF Neuroscientist Earns NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
A UF neuroscientist has earned a $1.86 million NIH award to further his lab’s research into the actin cytoskeleton, an integral component of cells that controls their ability to divide, move and communicate. Eric A. Vitriol, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of anatomy & cell biology, received the Maximizing […]
Dietary Nitrate Can Help Improve Condition of COVID-19 Patients
As part of the high-risk groups, most elderly patients that contract coronavirus are placed in intensive care with a ventilation machine. A new study from the University of Florida revealed that dietary nitrate supplementation could potentially improve diaphragm function. Several studies have revealed that dietary nitrate can enhance physical performance by increasing blood flow and improving […]
New UF/IFAS Website Helps Consumers Understand Importance of Plant Breeding Program
UF/IFAS associate professor Vance Whitaker has bred new strawberry varieties from the fields and labs at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Balm (Hillsborough County), Florida. “‘Florida Brilliance’ and Sweet Sensation® will make up 90% percent of Florida’s strawberry acreage in the coming season,” Whitaker said. “These varieties work well to […]
UF/IFAS Researcher Shares Variations of Mating Disruption Under Biopesticides on ‘Making Sense of Biologicals’ Podcast
Mating disruption and pheromone use are examples of biochemicals that fall under the category of biopesticides. Most growers are familiar with at least one way those products are applied, but there are many more than that. University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center professor Lukasz Stelinski details how mating disruption works and the multiple […]
UF Professor Appointed New Scientific Advisor of Kane Biotech
Kane Biotech Inc., a Canadian-based technology company engaged in the development and commercialization of products that prevent and remove microbial biofilms, announced that Gregory Schultz, Ph.D., has been appointed as a Scientific Advisor. Dr. Schultz is the director of the Institute for Wound Research and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida. […]
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
Skeptics of the notion that the coronavirus spreads through the air — including many expert advisers to the World Health Organization — have held out for one missing piece of evidence: proof that floating respiratory droplets called aerosols contain live virus and not just fragments of genetic material. Now a team of virologists and aerosol […]
AI Helps Detect Powdery Mildew Early So Growers Can Manage Disease in Squash
Plant detectives and engineers from the University of Florida are using artificial intelligence to find a disease early so growers who produce summer squash can keep it under control. Early detection gives farmers a fighting chance at a better crop. Summer and winter squash are grown commercially throughout the state, particularly in the southeast and […]
Recycle Phosphorus Before It Goes Into Public Waters
Recycle phosphorus while it’s still on the farm, and you can help prevent the nutrient from flowing downstream — where it could pollute water bodies — says a University of Florida scientist. Reusing phosphorus using on-farm ponds can cost the state less than $40 per kilogram compared to $355 to $909 to treat the phosphorus […]
“Teach-Back” Technique Can Reduce Hospital Visits
At a typical doctor visit, the physician does most of the explaining. But a new study shows that when certain patients “teach-back” a doctor’s instructions, they’re less likely to wind up in the hospital. In the study, people living with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease — conditions that can result in hospital […]